Chapter 81

• 'You look beautiful' the words slammed into Sasha's heart and she looked at him sharply. What did she just hear? Did Michael just compliment her? No, it's not possible. She must have heard wrong, she thought as her gaze lingered on him, waiting to know if he will look at her but he didn't 'ah, that's what I thought' she laughed mockingly at herself for letting her heart go astray.
• Michael couldn't stop the words from escaping his lips, he couldn't believe he had thought out loud. Out of the corner of his eyes he looked at Sasha, he could feel her gaze on him but he couldn't get himself to look at her, not only because he was afraid of her reaction but that he was blushing. In all the years of giving his heart to her, this is the first time he had let her hear a little of his thoughts about her. This was the first time he had complimented her, the first time he had said such words to another woman apart from his mother and his late grandmother.
• He wanted to look at Sasha, to repeat his words while looking into her eyes but after his shyness left him, his fear took over, he was afraid of what she will do, what she will say, how she will respond to him. Oh but he wants to know what she is thinking now, is her heart beating fast like his? Does she feel like butterflies are stuck in her stomach like him? Does she love him like he does to her? He raised his head to steal a look at her face but she has returned her gaze to the window. His heart bled but there was nothing he could do. He finally even though unintentionally complimented her, she didn't even smile to him, let alone thank him.